Die for Me (Die for Me, #1)

by Amy Plum

After their parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year-old Kate Mercier and her older sister Georgia, each grieving in her own way, move to Paris to live with their grandparents and Kate finds herself powerfully drawn to the handsome but elusive Vincent who seems to harbor a mysterious and dangerous secret.

• ISBN10: 0062004026
• ISBN13: 9780062004024
• Publish Date: 3 April 2012 (first published 5 May 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[lizarodz]

I love paranormal and this is one of the best ones I have read this year so far. Ms. Plum's writing is exquisite, so down to earth and easy to digest. The novel has a similarity to Twilight in the sense of the innocent girl falling in love with the immortal handsome boy. But, for me, that is were the similarity ends. Die for Me introduces a new premise in the revenats, kind of an undead (zombie?) beings with a compulsion for saving lives.

The characters in the novel were very well developed. I felt that I got to know and like Kate a lot. Vincent is a boy after my own heart. He has lived for a while, and knows that what he has found with Kate is precious and he treats it as such. Their relationship was believable and so sweet. I can't wait to see what happens next to this lovely couple!

The secondary characters don't necessarily take second place as they were also well developed and complement the story nicely. The setting of the story, Paris, is another main character in the story and the descriptions of the buildings, river, bridges, all made Paris come alive in the pages of the story.

If you love paranormal and are looking for something new that is also full of romance, this is the book for you. Great debut! The sequel, 'Until I Die' will not be published until next year, oh the agony. Check out Ms. Plum's website, specially the extras (*wink*)

About the cover: The cover is so pretty, the red makes it pop and the model facing away from gives it an air of mystery. You can see Paris in the background which is very appropriate. I also love the swirls.

[elysium]

3.5 stars

Sisters Kate and Georgia has lost their parents in a car accident and they move to Paris to live with their grandparents. Kate has hard time moving on and spends her days mostly alone reading books. Her sister tries to drown her sorrow with parties and dancing.
Kate starts to spend at at a cafe reading and that’s where she meets Vincent, who isn’t what he seems. Their feelings starts to grow but when Kate starts to learn more about Vincent, she starts to have second thoughts and to think if it’s safe to be together.

When I first heared about this book the first thing I noticed was that it’s set in Paris. It really doesn’t take much to get me interested and I’m happy to say I enjoyed it! I liked the idea of Revenants. Their basically people who die intead of others and they come back to life. They spend the rest of their life trying to safe people and after they die they always come back to life. They do age but after dying they come back at the age they died the first time.

Vincent was so adorable and nicely romantic. I’m not usually big fan of that type of men but I liked him. And he really knows how to handle a sword! Loved those scenes.
Sure there were moments where Kate just can’t take eyes from him because he’s just so gorgeous but gladly she has brains too. And she doesn’t run head over heels in love but thinks is it safe and how it will affect her family.

I also loved the relationship between the sisters. They’re always been close but after their parents death their been even closer and are really friends. There was great cast of supporting characters and I loved Jules. I wish there would have been more of him!

Great debut from Plum and I’m waiting for the next book!